The Shannara Chronicles is an American fantasy drama television series created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. It is an adaptation of The Sword of Shannara trilogy of fantasy novels by Terry Brooks. The series was filmed in the Auckland Film Studios and on location elsewhere in New Zealand. The first season of The Shannara Chronicles premiered on MTV in the United States on January 5, 2016, and consisted of 10 episodes. MTV originally greenlit a second season in April 2016; however, in May 2017, it was announced that the series would relocate to Spike. The second season premiered on October 11, 2017, and concluded November 22, 2017. On January 16, 2018, it was announced that the series had been cancelled after two seasons and that the producers were shopping the series to other networks. The series was later considered officially concluded.
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Created by | Alfred Gough, Miles Millar |
| Starring | Austin Butler, Poppy Drayton, Ivana Baquero, Manu Bennett, Aaron Jakubenko, Marcus Vanco, Malese Jow, Vanessa Morgan, Gentry White |
| Opening theme | "Until We Go Down", by Ruelle |
| Composer(s) | Felix Erskine, Lukas Burton |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Executive producer(s) | Dan Farah, Terry Brooks, Eugene Stein, Stewart Till, Jon Favreau, Jonathan Liebesman, Alfred Gough, Miles Millar |
| Producer(s) | Jenna Glazier, David Gardner, Tim Coddington, Tim Scanlan |
| Location(s) | New Zealand |
| Cinematography | Michael Bonvillain, Rodney Charters |
| Editor(s) | Peter Gvozdas, Chris Peppe, Josh Beal |
| Running time | 40–43 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Farah Films, Millar Gough Ink, Raygun One, Sonar Entertainment, MTV Production Development |
| Distributor | Viacom Media Networks |
| Original network | MTV (2016), Spike (2017) |
| Netflix ID | 80084164 |
About The Shannara Chronicles
A trio from different parts of the Four Lands must stop the evil Demon army from destroying everything. The show is based on the Shannara series of novels by Terry Brooks.
Achievement of The Shannara Chronicles
The show originally aired on MTV but was later moved to Spike. The show was executive produced by Jon Favreau.
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Latest information about The Shannara Chronicles updated on July 28 2021.
